Improvement in generating illuminating-gas



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

FERDINAND KIN G, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND CHARLESW. NEUDEOHER, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN GENERATING ILLUMINATING-GAS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 73,252, dated January14, 1868.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FERDINAND KING, of Richmond, in the county ofHenrico and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Method ofGenerating Illuminating-Gas; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear and exact description thereof.

I take of the oil that runs from the gas-tar produced at gas or cokeworks about two parts, and crude petroleum about one part, and mix themto gether forming a compound oil. ,From this compound oil I generate gasby treating it in any oil-gas generator, in the same Way that other oilsare treated for the same pur- It makes a superior illuminating-gas pose.

FERDINAND KING.

Witnesses J. J. OooMBs, Jos. L. OooMBs.

